SharePoint For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 9

Working with SharePoint from Microsoft Office

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding how Microsoft Office integrates with SharePoint

Creating new Office files and saving them to SharePoint

Opening files saved in SharePoint from your SharePoint site

Taking a look at Microsoft Office on mobile devices

The Microsoft Office suite of productivity apps, which includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is still one of the most used suites of software for working with content. SharePoint is a member of the Office family as well and has embraced Microsoft Office with excellent integration. This is not to say you can’t use other suites of software to create and edit your content. You can! But if you are using Microsoft Office, you will be pleasantly surprised at how SharePoint fits in seamlessly with the Office apps you have come to know and love.

In this chapter, we take a look at how SharePoint can be used with the Office productivity apps on desktop computers and laptops as well as on mobile devices. These include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive for Business, and more.

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